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July 29, 2016

These are the officials appointed by UEFA for the second legs of 3rd Qualifying Round of UEFA Champions League to be played on 2 and 3 August 2016. Among others, Portuguese Artur Soares will be observed by Pierluigi Collina.

Our
team averages are based on the marks submitted by our Referee Observer
Team. 50% of these single team averages consist of the referee's
average mark, the other 50% of the average marks of his teammates. This
is only a rough assessment and should be understood as one element of
our EURO 2016 coverage. Always keep in mind: These marks stay
mathematical numbers and not (much) more.

July 14, 2016

Good news for UEFA's referees: They'll see more money on their account after international games from this season on. Europe's football governing bodies has slightly increased the salaries per match. Referees taking charge of major finals in Champions or Europa League, for example, now get 6.000 € plus daily allowances and a lump sum for domestic expenses.

Mark Clattenburg's final whistle after 120 minutes in last Sunday's final between hosts France and surprising champions Portugal put an end to EURO 2016. Considering the technical and tactical rather low quality of football that was brought onto the turf by the 24 nations, the tournament's best team most likely were Team No. 25 - the referees. What went well and what could have been done better in France.

UEFA has defined the first four referee appointments of their Under-19 EURO 2016 taking place in the South Western part of Germany. Among others, Spaniard Alejandro Hernández Hernández has been chosen to officiate the opener match between Germany and Italy in front of 55.000 supporters expected in Stuttgart.

July 10, 2016

There are still some hours left until Mark Clattenburg's Team will lead the EURO 2016 finalists onto the field of play. In a video interview with UEFA.org, he revealed his personal sentiments ahead the final and stressed the positive nature of the whole tournament.

As expected, English Mark Clattenburg has the honour to be the man in the middle when Portugal and France will fight for the EURO trophy in Stade de France next Sunday.The 41-year old professional referee from Newcastle will be assisted by Simon Beck and Jake Collin at the sidelines, by Anthony Taylor and Andre Marriner at the goallines and by Hungarian Viktor Kassai as 4th official (György Ring completing the roster as reserve AR).

July 7, 2016

Italy's Nicola Rizzoli will take charge of the second semifinal at
UEFA EURO 2016: Having already overseen three games at this tournament
including the hosts' win against Ireland, the World Cup 2014 Final
Referee will be the man in the middle when Germany and France meet in
Marseille.

July 5, 2016

The 3rd Team is pleased to announce that UEFA has chosen 19 match officials to attend their Under-19 EURO 2016 to be played in Germany from 11 to 24 July. All referees appointed belong to UEFA's Second Group. Check the tournament's schedule on uefa.com.

The following match officials have been selected to attend the UEFA Under-19 European Championship Finals 2016 in Germany:

July 4, 2016

Italy's Nicola Rizzoli will take charge of the second semifinal at
UEFA EURO 2016: Having already overseen three games at this tournament including the hosts' win against Ireland, the World Cup 2014 Final Referee will be the man in the middle when Germany and France meet in Marseille.

July 1, 2016

Slovenian Elite Referee Damir Skomina has been assigned to take control over Friday evening's Quarterfinal no.2 between Wales and Belgium. Under the eyes of Vice Refereeing Officer Marc Batta from France, he is rewarded for his three good performances earlier in the competition.

+ The Slovenian is the EURO referee with the highest number of international appearances, as presented in our pre-tournament portrait +

+ Skomina and his team have already refereed three matches including England's 1-2 defeat vs Iceland +

+ This appointment means that either one of the remaining match officials stays with only 2 group stage matches at the tournament or that one of them directly gets a semifinal +

Following two very good performances in the group stage, it was surely no coincidence that Pierluigi Collina observed Felix Brych and his teammates in yesterday's Poland vs Portugal game. What the Italian UEFA Referee Officer saw from his surely comfortable VIP seat was positive in many aspects: Full control, good leadership, complete acceptance. But unfortunately, one bigger and some smaller mistakes turn the overall positive impression into a rather negative one.

An unpunished wrestling tackle tarnishes the performance of Team Brych

Hungarian Viktor Kassai has been appointed by UEFA Referees Committee to handle the sonorous quarterfinal between Germany and Italy, to be played on Saturday. This will be his third match in the competition, and he will meet again Italy, after having officiated them in group stage. To complete the appointment, Polish Szymon Marciniak will work as fourth official. The team will be observed by Hugh Dallas.